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       Collins GEM English Thesaurus

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      Eighth edition 2016

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      Using Your Thesaurus

      Search Help

      To search for a word in the thesaurus, tap on your app's search icon (typically a magnifying glass), then type in a word. The most relevant results will be found in the Search Index, an alphabetical list of hyperlinks to all main entry words in the thesaurus. It is placed at the start of the ebook so the search will find relevant results here first; later search results may be less useful, as they typically include every occurrence of the word in the ebook.

      If your e-reading app does not have a search feature, we recommend browsing the thesaurus instead. To do this, go to the Table of Contents and select Search Index A-Z. Select a letter, then select the link to the appropriate range of words. Scroll until you find the desired word, then tap on the hyperlink.

      Guide to Entries

      Alternatives (synonyms) are separated by commas, with the key synonym for each sense given in bold, preceded by an equals sign:

      alternative NOUN = substitute, choice, other

      Opposites (antonyms) are provided at the end of the lists of synonyms, and are preceded by the word ‘opposite’ in small capital letters:

      anarchy NOUN = lawlessness … ◼ OPPOSITE: order

      Phrases involving a main entry word are introduced by a circular bullet:

      apply …

      ● apply yourself

      Usage and regional labels give information about the country, region, or particular context a word or sense is associated with. These are shown in italics, within round brackets:

      drink … hooch or hootch (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.)

      Usage notes give information about how the word is used. These appear underneath the entry in a box with a grey background:

      beside …

      Related words appear at the end of entries, and are preceded by the words ‘related word’ in small capital letters:

      air … ◼ RELATED WORD: adjective aerial

      Word list panels provide a brief encyclopaedic list of words associated with a particular subject:

       Shades of blue

      Cross references to word list panels appear at related entries, introduced by ‘see’ in italics:

      colour …

      • see Shades from black to white, Shades of blue, …

      Lists in the Thesaurus

       Amphibians

       Ants, bees, and wasps

       Bats

      Battles, famous

       Beetles

       Birds

       Black to white, shades from

       Blue, shades of

       Brown, shades of

       Butterflies and moths

       Carnivores

       Crustaceans

       Dinosaurs

      E-reader, types of

       Fish

       Flies

       Fowl, types of

      Gods and goddesses

       Green, shades of

       Insects

       Invertebrates

      Mammals, extinct

       Marsupials

       Monkeys, apes, and other primates

      Prey, birds of

       Purple, shades of

       Red, shades of

      Religion

       Reptiles

       Rodents

       Sea birds

       Sea mammals

       Shakespeare: characters in, plays of

       Sharks

       Snails, slugs and other gastropods

      Social networking: sites, terms

      Software and Operating Systems

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